We performed a comparison between Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is basic networking functionality."
"Linksys switches are easy to use. You can pull the switch out of the box, plug it in, and it's going to work."
"Ability to expand connections."
"The installation is easy."
"Manageable features, which we heavily used like web GUI and SNMP."
"This product is fine and works well in the background."
"It's stable and we never have to worry about it."
"In a previous use case, we deployed Linksys Switches for blocking unwanted signals within a premises with the help of their clean air technology. This was one of the notable advantages of Linksys Switches over Cisco."
"I can say that the product is easy to use...The initial setup of the product was easy."
"It is a stable solution from the security front."
"I would rate the the ease of management and scalability within our network architecture an eight out of ten, with ten being best."
"The solution is easy to scale."
"This device is easy to use."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access has essential features for managing switches."
"The tool provides a firewall and good performance."
"It is easy to set up."
"It would be nice if they can provide support for local authentication protocol, which is a security feature. It is not supported right now. They already support security features, so adding some local authentication features would be very nice. Currently, they only support external databases for the stuff for the authentication feature. If they could improve the existing feature or add a feature to support local databases, local username, password authentication, I think it would be very amazing."
"Linksys switches are expensive but scalable."
"Their price is quite high compared to their competitors."
"We haven't had any issues with the solution."
"The drawbacks come from support. The tools are rare, but to find someone knowledgeable with Cisco, is a problem."
"We are using an old version of this solution and it could be more stable."
"They just need to simplify the learning curve."
"Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches could improve their price, it is high."
"The solution has SD-WAN but it doesn't have SDN. This should be added."
"I'd like to see more integration with different platforms."
"I believe that stacking, a feature that is available in Huawei and Cisco, is not available in Fortinet products."
"In Fortinet, the packet reconstruction in the SD-WAN solution needs a little bit of improvement. When it comes to the Secure Access to the switches or the mix of Fortinet solution, the very small ones do not have the capability to use fiber cables. So, the small FortiGates have to work with the copper cables and cannot use fiber cables. Even though they have the capacity and throughput on all technical connectors, they don't have the interfaces, which is one of the good things with Cisco. They just add models to it. You buy the independent models, and you add them."
"I would like Fortinet to make this product easier to configure."
"It would be easier if Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access could be managed via cloud, and this is something that could be improved in this product. Bandwidth display could also be better."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is confusing with too many add-ons."
"I don't like the way it's managed."
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Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is ranked 10th in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews. Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches writes "An advanced, sophisticated solution that allows for segmentation within networks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is most compared with NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, D-Link Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access report.
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